Title: All Affiliates Using WordPress
Last modified: April 28, 2017

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# All Affiliates Using WordPress

 *  [Sailook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sailook/)
 * (@sailook)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-affiliates-using-wordpress/)
 * Hey guys,
 * I just saw this “ATTENTION” post in one of the FB groups and I need to say it’s
   very disturbing, so please let me know if that’s true:
 * “The short and sweet of this email is that if you’re in any affiliate programs
   that require referral tracking, such as Amazon, and you use WordPress, you need
   to read this thread immediately.
    Wordpress has updated the TinyMCE text editor
   to include certain tags on any links that open in a new tab or window which will
   block the referral tracking. This will lead to you losing sales and possibly 
   being banned from hair-trigger programs like Amazon. Thanks to [@andrew69](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrew69/)
   for opening discussion and [@ryuzaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryuzaki/)
   for providing a solution already. Act fast, because the longer you wait the more
   the problem is compounded. If you don’t know MySQL and aren’t comfy with editing
   your database, it’s going to be a manual job to undo the damage.”
 * If it’s true then solid red card for WordPress developers, but I hope it’s just
   a rumor, because I believe the WordPress is so wise that it wouldn’t commit such
   a fail, because it obviously can destroy huge amount of businesses.
 * I’m looking forward to hearing from you guys,
 * Cheers

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-affiliates-using-wordpress/#post-9079387)
 * This is being discussed here:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rel-noopener-noreferrer-in-wordpress-4-7-4/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rel-noopener-noreferrer-in-wordpress-4-7-4/)

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